Peter O'Toole

Peter Seamus O'Toole
1932 -
Irish born Kerry, Connemara

Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) . A leading man of prodigious talents, Irish-born Peter O'Toole was raised in Leeds, England, the son of a bookie. As a boy he decided to become a journalist, beginning as a newspaper copy boy. Although he succeeded in becoming a reporter, he discovered the theater and made his stage debut at 17. He served as a radioman in the Royal Navy for two years, then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where his classmates included Albert Finney, Alan Bates and Richard Harris. He spent several years onstage at the Bristol Old Vic, then made an inconspicuous film debut in 1960. In 1962 O'Toole was chosen by David Lean to play T.E. Lawrence in Lean's masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The part made O'Toole an international superstar. He continued successfully in artistically rich films as well as less artistic but commercially rewarding projects. He received Academy Award nominations (but no Oscar) for seven different films. However, medical problems (originally thought to have been brought on by his drinking but which turned out to be stomach cancer) threatened to destroy his career and life in the 1970s. He survived by giving up alcohol and, after serious medical treatment, returned to films with triumphant performances in The Stunt Man (1980) and My Favorite Year (1982). His youthful beauty lost to time and drink, O'Toole has found meaningful roles increasingly difficult to come by, though he remains one of the greatest actors of his generation. He has two daughters, Pat and Kate, from his marriage to actress Siân Phillips. He also has a son, Lorcan, by model Karen Brown. He is partnered with Jules Buck in Keep Productions. Spouse Siân Phillips (December 1959 - 1979) (divorced) 2 children.

Fenice, La (2006) , Stardust (2007) , One Night with the King (2006) , Venus (2006/I) , Romeo and Me (2006) , Lassie (2005) , Casanova (2005) , Troy (2004) , Imperium: Augustus (2003) , Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) , Bright Young Things (2003) , The Final Curtain (2002) , Global Heresy (2002) , "The Education of Max Bickford" (2002) , Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (1999) , Joan of Arc (1999) , Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) , The Manor (1999) , Coming Home (1998) , Phantoms (1998) , FairyTale: A True Story (1997) , Gulliver's Travels (1996) , Heavy Weather (1995) , "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (1994) , The Seventh Coin (1993) , Isabelle Eberhardt (1992) , Rebecca's Daughters (1992) , Civvies (1992) , King Ralph (1991), The Nutcracker Prince (1990) , Crossing to Freedom (1990) , Wings of Fame (1990) , The Rainbow Thief (1990) , In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989) , High Spirits (1988) , The Dark Angel (1987) , The Last Emperor (1987), Club Paradise (1986) , "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1986) , Creator (1985) , Supergirl (1984) , Kim (1984) , Svengali (1983), Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (1983) , Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983) , Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983) , Pygmalion (1983) , Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983) , Man and Superman (1982) , My Favorite Year (1982) , "Masada" (1981) , The Stunt Man (1980) , "Strumpet City" (1980) , Caligola (1979) , Zulu Dawn (1979) , Power Play (1978) , Foxtrot (1976) , Rogue Male (1976) , Man Friday (1975) , Rosebud (1975) , Man of La Mancha (1972) , The Ruling Class (1972) , Under Milk Wood (1972) , Murphy's War (1971) , Country Dance (1970) , Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), Great Catherine (1968) , The Lion in Winter (1968) , Present Laughter (1968) , Casino Royale (1967) , The Night of the Generals (1967) , The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) , How to Steal a Million (1966) , The Sandpiper (1965) , What's New, Pussycat (1965) , Lord Jim (1965) , Becket (1964) , Lawrence of Arabia (1962) , "Rendezvous" (1959) , The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) , The Savage Innocents (1960) , Kidnapped (1960) , "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1956)